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Grammy nominee to perform on campus
Rap artist Nelly, who competed in last nights Grammy Awards at the Staples Center, will perform at 8 pm tonight in Hahn Plaza as part of the Senate Elections Concert Traditions bar, in the Student Union basement will host a pre-party at which students will be encouraged to vote.
Ballots can be cast online at http://elections.usc.edu for Senate president, vice president and senators—Greek, residential and commuter—until 11:59 p.m. tonight Polling places are also located on campus at Tommy Trojan, the JEP House, the Lyon Center and Leavey Library.
The concert is sponsored by Program Board, Special Events, Black Stud ent Assembly, the Pertusati University Bookstore and Student Senate.
Nelly was nominated for two Grammies: Best Rap Solo Performance and best Rap Album. He did not win either at the Grammy Awards Wednesday night
—Christine Frey, Assistant City Editor
Defense seeks to cripple rape prosecution
Court: Accused USC student faces priminary hearing-three motions submitted
By MATT GASPARICH
SUIT Writer
The defense submitted three motions to eliminate evidence in an attempt to cripple the prosecutions case at the preliminary court hearing Wednesday for Wilbert McCoy, a USC junior accused of rape.
The motions called for suppressing evidence including fingerprints, statements by McCoy and blood evidence obtained from McCoy, as well
as for reprimanding the prosecutors for what the defense called a warrantless search of McCoys backpack and throwing out the evidence found during that search.
Another defense concern was the Los Angeles Police Departments use of a police dog who followed the scent of a sword allegedly used in the rape to Wilberts home two miles away The defense says that the police led the dog directly to the house.
The defense also claims that the police department's entire conduct is called into question by their identification of the dog as ‘Bentley,'' who actually died two years before the crime, according to police reports. Another dog. "Scarlet" was later
identified as the dog involved in the scent tracking.
The defense argues that if the detectives were unclear on this detail, they may have been sloppy in dealing with additional facts pertinent to the case.
Based on this dog controversy, the defense moved that all evidence from the search by thrown out
If convicted. McCoy could receive a minimum of 225 years in prison.
On Dec. 13, 2000, a woman reported that she had been raped in the underground parking stucture located at 845 South Plymouth Blvd in Los Angeles. She reported she was entering her vehicle when a suspect
l see Hap*, page 111
Summary
The defense submitted three motions at Wednesday's hearing attempting to get various pieces of evidence thrown out
THURSDAY
-♦-
February 22, 2001
Of interest...
Should the U.S.S. Greenville accident in Hawaii spark a new Cold War? / 4
News Digest 2 Calendar 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle 7 I
The Buzz 7 Classifieds 8 1
Crossword 9 Sports 12 I
vol. CXXXXJI, no. 29
www.usc.edu/dt
Sweatshop controversy raises questions at USC
‘Little Byrds’
Water
Warriors
with a deadly combination of returners
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
Senate election chaos deepens
Power of the people. Students vote in the Senate election Wednesday. Ballots can be cast online and at campus polling places through 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Controversy: Patel-Brooks ticket disqualified, but is still on the ballot pending potential judicial appeal
By JEFF SKLAR, SOPHIA KAZMI & KATIE WERNER
Staff Writeri
The Student Senate Elections Commission early Wednesday disqualified Hema Patel and Craig Brooks from the election for president and vice president but Senate Director of Elections and Recruitment Dan Oliver said that their names will remain on the ballot Patel said they will appeal the ruling.
“Their names are on the ballots and they’re campaigning,” Oliver said.
Oliver said that because they are still on the ballot and eligible to receive votes, they will not be handicapped if they mount a successful appeal to the Judicial Council, which has the authority to reverse an Elections Commission decision.
“They will go to appeal, so we recognize that they’re candidates and it's up to the Judicial Council to decide," Oliver said.
Votes cast for Patel and Brooks will remain valid unless a Judicial Council appeal upholds the Elections Commission decision and throws out those votes.
However, Patel has not actually appealed as of press time, since, by that time, she had not yet received formal, written communication from the Elections Commission stating the reason for their disqualification. Patel on Wednesday criticized the
commission for the long wait
“We are upset because we know we are being targeted and unjustly punished,” Patel wrote in an e-mail at just after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
At 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oliver said that the Elections Commission was finishing a statement which he said they would deliver to Patel later that night Oliver refused to disclose its contents, however, until Fatel had received it
The Senate Elections Code states that, “Candidates shall have the right to hear a full statement of the complaint against them and to know the identities of those filing the complaint All parties shall have the right to confront the opposite party, to speak on their own behalf, and produce witnesses of their own.”
The commission’s decision was I see Senate, page 2 !
“USC pretends to care about this issue, but when abuses like this occur, it is silent'
JAMES
NUSSBAUMER
S.CA.LR
Clothing: Factory that allegedly abused workers may have manufactured Trojan apparel last year
By YVONNE NGAI
SUIT Writer
University officials are waiting for more information regarding labor disputes at the Kukdong factory—an alleged sweatshop that has previously manufactured USC clothing—before taking any action, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the USC News Service.
While Kukdong manufactures products by Nike, a USC licensee, the Mexican factory was not manufacturing university products when the disputes began in early January, according to the statement
Kukdong did, however, manufacture USC apparel during the fall and holiday season, said James Nussbaumer, a junior majoring in political science and communications and a member of the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation. Nussbaumer said he received this information in an e-mail from Steve Yamaguchi of USC’s Office of General Counsel.
“There have already been several reports published on the Kukdong situation to date...There is more than enough documentation of the abuses at hand for USC to comment on,” Nussbaumer said. “USC pretends to care about this issue, but when abuses like this occur, it is silent”
Yamaguchi declined to comment saying that the university was issuing a statement
About 400 of the factory's 850-l see Sweatshop, page 2 I
Tammy Tatro I Daily Tro*an
Dolor sit. Two dancers perform at a Spectrum event Wednesday night at Bovard Auditorium featuring choreographer Donald Byrd’s blend of popular black dances and classical works.

Grammy nominee to perform on campus
Rap artist Nelly, who competed in last nights Grammy Awards at the Staples Center, will perform at 8 pm tonight in Hahn Plaza as part of the Senate Elections Concert Traditions bar, in the Student Union basement will host a pre-party at which students will be encouraged to vote.
Ballots can be cast online at http://elections.usc.edu for Senate president, vice president and senators—Greek, residential and commuter—until 11:59 p.m. tonight Polling places are also located on campus at Tommy Trojan, the JEP House, the Lyon Center and Leavey Library.
The concert is sponsored by Program Board, Special Events, Black Stud ent Assembly, the Pertusati University Bookstore and Student Senate.
Nelly was nominated for two Grammies: Best Rap Solo Performance and best Rap Album. He did not win either at the Grammy Awards Wednesday night
—Christine Frey, Assistant City Editor
Defense seeks to cripple rape prosecution
Court: Accused USC student faces priminary hearing-three motions submitted
By MATT GASPARICH
SUIT Writer
The defense submitted three motions to eliminate evidence in an attempt to cripple the prosecutions case at the preliminary court hearing Wednesday for Wilbert McCoy, a USC junior accused of rape.
The motions called for suppressing evidence including fingerprints, statements by McCoy and blood evidence obtained from McCoy, as well
as for reprimanding the prosecutors for what the defense called a warrantless search of McCoys backpack and throwing out the evidence found during that search.
Another defense concern was the Los Angeles Police Departments use of a police dog who followed the scent of a sword allegedly used in the rape to Wilberts home two miles away The defense says that the police led the dog directly to the house.
The defense also claims that the police department's entire conduct is called into question by their identification of the dog as ‘Bentley,'' who actually died two years before the crime, according to police reports. Another dog. "Scarlet" was later
identified as the dog involved in the scent tracking.
The defense argues that if the detectives were unclear on this detail, they may have been sloppy in dealing with additional facts pertinent to the case.
Based on this dog controversy, the defense moved that all evidence from the search by thrown out
If convicted. McCoy could receive a minimum of 225 years in prison.
On Dec. 13, 2000, a woman reported that she had been raped in the underground parking stucture located at 845 South Plymouth Blvd in Los Angeles. She reported she was entering her vehicle when a suspect
l see Hap*, page 111
Summary
The defense submitted three motions at Wednesday's hearing attempting to get various pieces of evidence thrown out
THURSDAY
-♦-
February 22, 2001
Of interest...
Should the U.S.S. Greenville accident in Hawaii spark a new Cold War? / 4
News Digest 2 Calendar 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle 7 I
The Buzz 7 Classifieds 8 1
Crossword 9 Sports 12 I
vol. CXXXXJI, no. 29
www.usc.edu/dt
Sweatshop controversy raises questions at USC
‘Little Byrds’
Water
Warriors
with a deadly combination of returners
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
Senate election chaos deepens
Power of the people. Students vote in the Senate election Wednesday. Ballots can be cast online and at campus polling places through 11:59 p.m. tonight.
Controversy: Patel-Brooks ticket disqualified, but is still on the ballot pending potential judicial appeal
By JEFF SKLAR, SOPHIA KAZMI & KATIE WERNER
Staff Writeri
The Student Senate Elections Commission early Wednesday disqualified Hema Patel and Craig Brooks from the election for president and vice president but Senate Director of Elections and Recruitment Dan Oliver said that their names will remain on the ballot Patel said they will appeal the ruling.
“Their names are on the ballots and they’re campaigning,” Oliver said.
Oliver said that because they are still on the ballot and eligible to receive votes, they will not be handicapped if they mount a successful appeal to the Judicial Council, which has the authority to reverse an Elections Commission decision.
“They will go to appeal, so we recognize that they’re candidates and it's up to the Judicial Council to decide," Oliver said.
Votes cast for Patel and Brooks will remain valid unless a Judicial Council appeal upholds the Elections Commission decision and throws out those votes.
However, Patel has not actually appealed as of press time, since, by that time, she had not yet received formal, written communication from the Elections Commission stating the reason for their disqualification. Patel on Wednesday criticized the
commission for the long wait
“We are upset because we know we are being targeted and unjustly punished,” Patel wrote in an e-mail at just after 7 a.m. Wednesday.
At 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oliver said that the Elections Commission was finishing a statement which he said they would deliver to Patel later that night Oliver refused to disclose its contents, however, until Fatel had received it
The Senate Elections Code states that, “Candidates shall have the right to hear a full statement of the complaint against them and to know the identities of those filing the complaint All parties shall have the right to confront the opposite party, to speak on their own behalf, and produce witnesses of their own.”
The commission’s decision was I see Senate, page 2 !
“USC pretends to care about this issue, but when abuses like this occur, it is silent'
JAMES
NUSSBAUMER
S.CA.LR
Clothing: Factory that allegedly abused workers may have manufactured Trojan apparel last year
By YVONNE NGAI
SUIT Writer
University officials are waiting for more information regarding labor disputes at the Kukdong factory—an alleged sweatshop that has previously manufactured USC clothing—before taking any action, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the USC News Service.
While Kukdong manufactures products by Nike, a USC licensee, the Mexican factory was not manufacturing university products when the disputes began in early January, according to the statement
Kukdong did, however, manufacture USC apparel during the fall and holiday season, said James Nussbaumer, a junior majoring in political science and communications and a member of the Student Coalition Against Labor Exploitation. Nussbaumer said he received this information in an e-mail from Steve Yamaguchi of USC’s Office of General Counsel.
“There have already been several reports published on the Kukdong situation to date...There is more than enough documentation of the abuses at hand for USC to comment on,” Nussbaumer said. “USC pretends to care about this issue, but when abuses like this occur, it is silent”
Yamaguchi declined to comment saying that the university was issuing a statement
About 400 of the factory's 850-l see Sweatshop, page 2 I
Tammy Tatro I Daily Tro*an
Dolor sit. Two dancers perform at a Spectrum event Wednesday night at Bovard Auditorium featuring choreographer Donald Byrd’s blend of popular black dances and classical works.